State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016 Schedule Bison Face Nation’s Top Passing Attack Saturday When 1-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC Date Opponent Time Eastern Washington Visits Fargo for Trees Bowl Aug. 27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) Sept. 10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON 2:30 p.m. THIS WEEK: North Dakota State faces the top- Sept. 17 at Iowa 11 a.m. rated passing attack in the FCS this week when the Oct. 1 *ILLINOIS STATE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. Bison (1-0) host Eastern Washington (1-0). Game time Oct. 8 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. is 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Gate City Bank Field NORTH DAKOTA STATE EASTERN WASHINGTON Oct. 15 * ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. at the (18,700). The Eagles passed for 496 Oct. 22 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. yards in a 45-42 win over Washington State last week. BISON EAGLES Oct. 29 *at Northern Iowa 6 p.m. (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky) Nov. 5 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: NBC North Dakota and ESPN3 Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 8/8 (STATS/Coaches) Nov. 12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. with Brian Shawn calling Last Game: Aug. 27 def. Last Game: Sept. 3 def. Charleston So. 24-17 (ot) Washington St. 45-42 Nov. 19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color analyst, and Streak: Won 10 Streak: Won 1 *MVFC games Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches Beth Hoole reporting from the sidelines. At Home: 1-0 (Won 6) On Road: 1-0 (Won 1) Coach: Coach: Beau Baldwin Quick Facts Record: 29-3 (3rd) Record: 74-30 (9th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on KPFX-FM Founded: 1890 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Enrollment: 14,516 (fall 2015) Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Hall of Famer Nickname: Bison Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sideline. Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes “Bison Game Day” from 12 to 2 p.m. and “Bison Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on Starters Returning: 14 (6 offense, 8 defense) BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) TICKETS: Tickets for North Dakota State’s home football games in 2016 are sold out. Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Additional tickets that become available will go on sale at 8 a.m. Friday before each game on Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 GoBison.com/tickets and at the Bison Ticket Office in the east lobby of the Fargodome. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and Eastern Football Staff Washington. NDSU lost 38-31 in overtime at Eastern Washington in the 2010 NCAA quarter- Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) finals. The Eagles went on to beat Villanova in the semifinals and Delaware in the champion- Record at NDSU: 29-3 (3rd season) Career: 32-10 (3rd) ship. NDSU trailed 14-0 early in the first quarter but came back to tie it at 17 when Mike Sigers Assistant Coaches/Staff: returned the second half kickoff 94 yards for a . EWU answered with an 88-yard kick (Wartburg, 1995)...... Defensive Coordinator/LBs return TD by Jesse Hoffman, and NDSU tied it again on a 5-yard return by Marcus *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002)....Offensive Coordinator/RBs Williams. NDSU took its first lead late in the fourth on a 21-yard pass from to DJ Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003)...... Special Teams Coordinator/WRs McNorton. EWU forced overtime with a 13-play, 90-yard scoring drive in the final 2 1/2 minutes Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002)...... Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003)...... DTs/Recruiting Coordinator then scored on the first play of OT on a 25-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell to Tyler Hart. * (Minot State, 1977)...... Quarterbacks *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001)...... Defensive Backs TREES BOWL: This is the 26th annual Trees Bowl game sponsored by the North Dakota Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003)...... Offensive Line Forest Service. NDSU is 22-3 in the game and has won seven straight including last year’s 41-14 (NDSU, 2009)...... Tight Ends/Fullbacks win over Weber State. Western Illinois was the last team to beat NDSU in the Trees Bowl with a (NDSU, 2015)...... Defensive Assistant 27-22 win in 2008. The event began in 1990 and has missed only the 2001 season due to the *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Offensive Quality Control cancellation of the Maine game after 9/11. Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013)...... Video Coordinator Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Athletic Performance BISON STOP CHARLESTON SOUTHERN IN #FCSKICKOFF: King Frazier ran for a 25-yard Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002)...... Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services touchdown on the first play of overtime andJaylaan Wimbush broke up a fourth-and-9 pass in *press box on game day the end zone to seal North Dakota State’s 24-17 win over sixth-ranked Charleston Southern in the third annual FCS Kickoff game on ESPN two weeks ago. NDSU took its first lead 17-10 early Athletic Communications in the fourth quarter when hit RJ Urzendowski on a 47-yard touchdown pass. Contact: Ryan Perreault CSU missed a 51-yard game-winning field goal attempt at the end of regulation. Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com FIRST OVERTIME GAME IN FARGO: North Dakota State’s 24-17 victory over Charleston Southern was the first overtime game played at the Fargodome and the first since the 2010 quarterfinal loss at Eastern Washington. NDSU snapped a four-game losing streak in OT dating /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics back to 1997 and improved to 3-5 overall in overtime games. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) EASTERN WASHINGTON (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS EAGLES OPP NDSU EWU Points/Game 24.0 17.0 Points/Game 45.0 42.0 Scoring Offense 40th 13th First Downs 21 11 First Downs 28 32 Rushing Offense 24th 56th Rushing/Game 230.0 169.0 Rushing/Game 110.0 97.0 Passing Offense 45th 1st Passing/Game 194.0 94.0 Passing/Game 496.0 418.0 Total Offense 32nd 4th Total Offense/Game 424.0 263.0 Total Offense/Game 606.0 515.0 Passing Eff. 35th 3rd Had Intercepted 1 1 Had Intercepted 1 1 Scoring Defense 27th 72nd VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS -Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Rushing Defense 55th 31st VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 6-70.0 6-45.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 12-118.0 12-101.0 Pass Defense 8th 99th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 33.2 40.8 Net Punt Avg. 50.7 39.8 Total Defense 21st 80th Time of Possession/Game 32:58 27:02 Time of Possession/Game 27:43 32:09 Pass Eff. Defense 4th 79th Missouri State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12 3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/12 Net Punting 63rd 2nd Illinois State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2 4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0 Punt Returns 16th 58th Youngstown State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 43rd 93rd Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 TOP RETURNERS TOP RETURNERS Turnover Margin 63rd 42nd Western Illinois 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 65th 99th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 King Frazier 11 79 7.2 1 79.0 Gage Gubrud 14 77 5.5 1 77.0 Time of Poss. 27th 75th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Lance Dunn 12 50 4.2 0 50.0 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Conv. 43rd 15th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Gage Gubrud 34-40-1 85.0 5 474.0 3rd Down Defense 10th 91st Easton Stick 17-27-1 63.0 2 194.0 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Conv. 52nd 1st Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Cooper Kupp 12 206 17.2 3 206.0 4th Down Defense 52nd 1st South Dakota 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4 64 16.0 1 64.0 Shaq Hill 7 119 17.0 0 119.0 RJ Urzendowski 2 59 29.5 1 59.0 Kendrick Bourne 7 87 12.4 0 87.0 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MJ Stumpf 4-4-8 1.0 0 0-0 Alek Kacmarcik 7-2-9 0.0 0 0-0 Saturday, Aug. 27 Greg Menard 1-5-6 1.0 0 0-0 Mitch Fettig 6-1-7 0.0 1 0-0 at North Dakota State 24, Charleston Southern 17 (OT) Matt Plank 1-5-6 0.5 0 0-0 Samson Ebukam 4-2-6 2.0 0 0-0

Thursday, Sept. 1 at Missouri State 57, Southwestern (Kan.) 0 YOUNG DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD TESTED: North Dakota State’s two new starting corner- Western Illinois 38, at Eastern Illinois 21 backs Jalen Allison and Jaylaan Wimbush were both tested in the season opener. The duo at Youngstown State 45, Duquesne 10 combined for eight tackles and four pass breakups. Allison had four tackles, one breakup, and at New Mexico 48, South Dakota 21 made his second career interception. Wimbush had four tackles and three breakups including one on fourth-and-9 in the end zone on the final play of the game. Saturday, Sept. 3 at Indiana State 41, Butler 25 PLANK STEPS IN AT LINEBACKER: North Dakota State junior Matt Plank made a career- at Florida Atlantic 38, Southern Illinois 30 high six tackles — all in the second half — filling in at middle linebacker after an injury to at Illinois State 50, Valparaiso 13 starter Nick DeLuca in the 24-17 overtime win over sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Plank at TCU 59, South Dakota State 41 assisted on a tackle for loss and was part of a defensive effort that held CSU to 2 of 12 on third Northern Iowa 25, at Iowa State 20 down and 263 total yardcs, nearly 100 yards under its average from a year ago.

Saturday, Sept. 10 CAREER PASSING DAY FOR STICK: Sophomore quarterback Easton Stick set career Youngstown State at West Virginia, 1 p.m. highs with 17 completions and 27 passing attempts in the season-opening win over Charleston Weber State at South Dakota, 2 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) Southern. He passed for 194 yards and two in guiding NDSU to its 10th straight Illinois State at Northwestern, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) win. Stick connected with Darrius Shepherd from 23 yards out to tie the game at 10 and put Eastern Wash. at North Dakota St., 2:30 p.m. (NBC ND/ESPN3) NDSU ahead for the first time in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard pass toRJ Urzendowski. Indiana State at , 3 p.m. (ESPNews) Stick also picked up three rushing first downs including long runs of 19 and 18 yards. Northern Arizona at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. (PSN/ESPN3) LONGEST IN FCS: Sophomore kicker Cam Pedersen connected on a career-long 52-yard Drake at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. game-tying field goal at the end of the first half and made all three PAT kicks in the second half SE Missouri State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. and overtime to help lift North Dakota State past Charleston Southern. The 52-yarder was the Missouri State at Murray State, 6 p.m. (OVC Network) longest in the FCS during opening week and tied for third longest in NDSU history.

Saturday, Sept. 17 EAGLES LEAD FCS IN PASSING: Eastern Washington has the No. 1 passing offense in the North Dakota State at Iowa, 11 a.m. (ESPN or ESPN2) FCS after throwing for 496 yards in last week’s 45-42 win over Washington State. Sophomore Eastern Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m. (CSN/ESPN3) first-year starting quarterback Gage Gubrud went 34 of 40 for 474 yards with five touchdowns Robert Morris at Youngstown State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) and one interception. Reigning FCS Offensive Player of the Year Cooper Kupp caught 12 passes South Dakota at North Dakota, 4 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and completed a 22-yard pass. Opp. Team 300+ Passing Yds (since 2004) Opp. Player 150+ Receiving Yds (since 2004) Cal Poly at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. 482 - at Sam Houston State, 2009 239 - Jason Madkins, at Sam Houston State, 2009 Northern Iowa at Eastern Washington, 6 p.m. 434 - at Montana, 2015 172 - Eyad Salem, Illinois State, 2009 Murray State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) 385 - at Ball State, 2006 151 - Dominique Barnes, at Youngstown State, 2010 Indiana State at SE Missouri State, 6 p.m. (OVC Network) 358 - Sam Houston State, 2007 337 - South Dakota State, 2006 All Times Central 330 - Indiana State, 2010 320 - Illinois State, 2009 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 3

PETERSON FARMS SEED BISON AT HOME: North Dakota State is 49-4 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 52 of the last 53 home games over non-conference opponents including 43 straight since a 2003 BISON RADIO NETWORK loss to UC Davis. NDSU is 12-2 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. North Dakota State University football can be heard live on 22 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Live audio JOHNSON OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State left guard Zack streaming is available for all games at GoBison.com/allaccess. Johnson was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. North Dakota State’s 24-17 overtime win against sixth-ranked Charleston Southern. Johnson Head coach Chris Klieman is also a guest on “The Bison had six total knockdowns including four pancakes and two decleaters while playing 73 reps, Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6 did not allow a sack or hurry, and graded out at 98.6% on assignment while leading the Bison to 7:30 p.m. on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and various network offensive line in finish (88%) and technique (76%). NDSU rushed for 230 yards and put up 424 affiliates. The studio line is (701) 476-1660. yards of total offense in the victory. It was his second career award.

BROADCAST TEAM COACHING STAFF INTACT: After having at least one new assistant coach every year since Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play beginning Division I play in 2004, North Dakota State has the same full-time coaching staff Phil Hansen...... Analyst for the third straight season under head coach Chris Klieman. NDSU made two changes to Jeremy Jorgenson...... Sidelines support staff adding former Bison defensive backBryan Shepherd as defensive assistant and former Wisconsin-Stout assistant Kody Morgan in the offensive quality control position. LOCATION SIGNAL Fargo ...... KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox 13-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 13th football national Fargo ...... KQWB-AM Bison 1660 championship last season. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in Bemidji, MN...... KKWB-FM 102.5 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and is the first Bismarck ...... KFYR-AM 550 team in history to win five straight national championships with FCS titles in Bowman ...... KPOK-AM 1340 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Detroit Lakes, MN...... KDLB-FM 94.5 Devils Lake ...... KDVL-FM 102.5 MOST WINS IN DIVISION I FOOTBALL: NDSU has a record of 72-5 since the beginning Dickinson ...... KZRX-FM 92.1 of the 2011 national championship season. The Bison went 14-1, 14-1, 15-0, 15-1 and 13-2 for Fergus Falls, MN ...... KBRF-AM 1250 the most wins in Division I football in that five-year span. Fifteen FCS programs have multiple Fosston, MN ...... KKCQ-FM 96.7 10-win seasons since 2011, and only four have reached the 10-win mark at least three times— Glenwood, MN ...... KMGK-FM 107.1 NDSU (5), Sam Houston State (4), Eastern Washington (3) and Jacksonville State (3). Grafton ...... KAUJ-FM 100.9 Most Wins Since 2011, Division I Harvey ...... KHND-AM 1470 72 - North Dakota State 57 - Clemson Jamestown ...... KSJB-AM 600 63 - Alabama 57 - Ohio State -St. Paul, MN...... KYCR-AM 1440 59 - Florida State 57 - Sam Houston State 58 - Oregon 55 - Michigan State Minot ...... KHRT-AM 1320 55 - Stanford Oakes...... KDDR-AM 1220 Park Rapids, MN...... KXKK-FM 92.5 VALLEY FOOTBALL PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State had five players picked Roseau, MN...... KCAJ-FM 102.1 to the preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference team: running back King Frazier, Rugby ...... KZZJ-AM 1450 offensive guard Zack Johnson, defensive end Greg Menard, linebacker Nick DeLuca, and Wahpeton...... KBMW-AM 1450 free safety Tre Dempsey. NDSU long snapper James Fisher, defensive tackle Nate Tanguay Williston ...... KEYZ-AM 660 and strong safety Robbie Grimsley earned honorable mention. NDSU was picked to win the league ahead of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Illinois State and Youngstown State.

THE BISON FOOTBALL SHOW OFFENSE RETURNS SIX STARTERS: Two NFL draft picks are gone in quarterback Carson North Dakota State University director of sales and Wentz and left tackle , but North Dakota State returns six offensive starters includ- broadcasting Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television ing quarterback Easton Stick, who went 8-0 as a redshirt freshman. Senior King Frazier show with head coach Chris Klieman live at 10:30 a.m. (1158 yards, 11 TD, 5.3 ypc) leads a stable of four returning running backs, NDSU’s two leading Sundays on KXJB-TV 4 in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across receivers are back in junior RJ Urzendowski and sophomore Darrius Shepherd, and the Bison the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson return three starters and one reserve on the offensive line. and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday nights on KVLY-TV 11 in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online OFFENSIVE LINE EXPERIENCED: Starting left guard Zack Johnson, center Austin viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. Kuhnert and right tackle Landon Lechler are all back from last year’s team along with senior Jack Plankers, who rotated at guard and tackle. Plankers is slated to start at right guard and BISON TELEVISION SCHEDULE third-year sophomore Colin Conner is listed as the starting left tackle, where NDSU has had a Opponent Coverage pair of NFL draft picks since 2011 in Billy Turner and Joe Haeg. Tanner Volson made his first CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ESPN start at center against Charleston Southern filling in for Kuhnert, who will serve the second of a EASTERN WASHINGTON NBC ND/ESPN3 two-game suspension this week (academics). at Iowa ESPN or ESPN2 ILLINOIS STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 FRAZIER LEADS DEEP RUSHING ATTACK: North Dakota State has had a 1,000-yard at Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN3 rusher for 13 straight seasons after King Frazier’s 1,158 yards last season as a junior. Frazier SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 leads a group of four returning running backs who each had at least 90 carries last year. He at Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN3 rushed 219 times and averaged 5.3 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns on the season. Frazier at Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN3 averaged 94.0 yards per game over the final eight contests. He has four career 100-yard games YOUNGSTOWN STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 including a career-high 177 yards at Southern Illinois and back-to-back playoff games last year INDIANA STATE NBC ND/ESPN3 against Northern Iowa (107) and Richmond (121). at South Dakota NBC ND/ESPN3 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 4

FCS Coaches Top 25 EIGHT STARTERS BACK ON DEFENSE: North Dakota State returns eight starters and Issued Sept. 5, 2016 eight of the top nine tacklers from last year’s defense that ranked third in the FCS in total Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv defense (271.5) and fifth in scoring defense (15.3 ppg). Six of the front seven are back includ- 1 North Dakota State (23) 1-0 646 1 ing top tackler Nick DeLuca at middle linebacker (135 tackles) and leading pass rusher Greg 2 Richmond (3) 1-0 611 4 Menard at defensive end (10.0 sacks, 15 QB hurries). Junior safety Tre Dempsey (9 PBU, 3 INT) 3 Northern Iowa 1-0 577 5 is the veteran in the defensive backfield, where sophomore Robbie Grimsley also returns after Sam Houston State 1-0 577 2 making 10 starts as a true freshman. 5 Jacksonville State 1-0 537 3 6 Chattanooga 1-0 483 7 PRESEASON WATCH LISTS: North Dakota State senior Nick DeLuca is the only FCS player 7 Charleston Southern 1-1 472 6 on the watch list for the 32nd annual Butkus Award, honoring the nation’s best collegiate 8 Eastern Washington 1-0 414 17 linebacker. The 51-player watch list is voted on by a 51-member panel of NFL/college GMs, 9 Illinois State 1-0 407 8 coaches, scouts and media. DeLuca and junior defensive end Greg Menard were two of 22 10 McNeese State 1-0 398 9 players named to the watch list for STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, which was won in 11 James Madison 1-0 396 11 2014 by NDSU defensive end . 12 South Dakota State 0-1 347 14 13 William & Mary 0-1 344 10 DEFENSE STINGY IN PLAYOFF RUN: North Dakota State finished third in the FCS in total 14 Portland State 1-0 319 12 defense, fifth in scoring defense, 10th in rush defense and 11th in pass defense last year after a 15 Montana 1-0 288 13 stingy performance in the playoffs. NDSU limited its four playoff opponents all to season-lows 16 The Citadel 1-0 256 15 in total yardage, culminating with a 204-yard performance against a Jacksonville State team 17 Northern Arizona 0-1 193 18 that had nine 500-yard games last year. NDSU’s average of 217 yards allowed over four games 18 Western Illinois 1-0 166 24 was the best Bison defense in six FCS playoff trips. 19 Villanova 0-1 133 22 20 Colgate 0-1 129 16 KICK RETURN TEAM FIRST NATIONALLY: North Dakota State last year ranked first in the 21 Harvard 0-0 98 19 FCS in kickoff returns with an average of 29.09 yards per return, which was a new NDSU and 22 Youngstown State 1-0 92 NR MVFC single-season record. Freshman Bruce Anderson was NDSU’s leading kickoff returner 23 Southern Utah 0-1 76 23 with 585 yards and a school-record 36.56 yards per return. Anderson would’ve led the FCS in 24 North Carolina A&T 1-0 67 25 kick return average by more than five yards, but his 16 return attempts were two shy of qualify- 25 Fordham 0-1 59 20 ing for the NCAA rankings (1.2 returns/game). He tied the NDSU career record of two kickoff Others receiving votes: Albany 53, New Hampshire 35, South Carolina return touchdowns in the playoffs against Montana (100 yards) and Northern Iowa (97 yards). State 27, Jackson State 23, Eastern Kentucky 22, Stony Brook 20, North Dakota 18, Indiana State 17, Montana State 17, Samford 15, Wofford 15, Liberty 13, BISON CHEW UP CLOCK: North Dakota State led the nation in time of possession with an Towson 12, Monmouth 12, Grambling State 11, Eastern Illinois 9, Penn 8, Cal Poly 6, North Carolina Central 6, Central Arkansas 5, Delaware 5, Dartmouth average of 36:39 last year and the Bison have only been out-clocked once in the last 32 games 4, Southeast Missouri State 4, Furman 2, Weber State 2, Bethune-Cookman 1, (South Dakota, 2015). The Bison held the ball for 43:47 against Western Illinois last year, the Bucknell 1, Mercer 1, San Diego 1. most time of possession in NDSU’s 12 seasons of Division I football.

STATS FCS Top 25 #PROBISON: North Dakota State has nine former players active in the NFL and two others Issued Sept. 5, 2016 in the CFL. Three Bison from last season are still with NFL teams including No. 2 overall draft Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv pick , fifth-round pickJoe Haeg, and undrafted free agents 1 North Dakota State (137) 1-0 4067 1 and CJ Smith. On the sidelines, former Bison safety/punter (1984-1988) and longtime assistant 2 Richmond (21) 1-0 3860 4 coach (1996-2005) is in his fourth season as the Jaguars’ head coach. 3 Northern Iowa (5) 1-0 3699 5 NFL Players Year Team 4 Sam Houston State 1-0 3627 2 Andrew Bonnet, FB 1st (practice squad) 5 Jacksonville State (1) 1-0 3535 3 John Crockett, RB 2nd 6 Chattanooga 1-0 3004 6 Kyle Emanuel, LB 2nd San Diego Chargers 7 Charleston Southern 1-1 2937 7 Joe Haeg, OL 1st 8 Eastern Washington (1) 1-0 2849 14 Ramon Humber, LB 8th Buffalo Bills 9 South Dakota State 0-1 2641 8 CJ Smith, CB 1st Philadelphia Eagles (practice squad) 10 Illinois State 1-0 2584 10 Billy Turner, OL 3rd 11 McNeese 1-0 2352 11 Carson Wentz, QB 1st Philadelphia Eagles 12 James Madison 1-0 2350 12 Marcus Williams, CB 3rd New York Jets 13 William & Mary 0-1 2195 9 CFL Players Year Team 14 Montana 1-0 1994 13 Brock Jensen, QB 2nd 15 Citadel 1-0 1667 15 Ryan Smith, WR 3rd Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 Portland State 1-0 1539 17 NATIONAL EXPOSURE: North Dakota State has become a well-known name in college 17 Coastal Carolina 1-0 1428 16 football thanks to its run of five straight national championships and several appearances on 18 Western Illinois 1-0 1280 20 national television. NDSU hosted ESPN’s College GameDay in 2013 and 2014, SportsCenter 19 Northern Arizona 0-1 1108 18 on the Road in 2015, and has played 15 games on ESPN (five), ESPN2 (nine) or ESPNU (one) 20 Youngstown State 1-0 692 NR since 2011. The Bison have also won games at Minnesota (2011) on the Big Ten Network and 21 Colgate 0-1 600 21 at Kansas State (2013) and Iowa State (2014) on Fox Sports 1. Next week’s game at Iowa will be 22 Villanova 0-1 554 23 televised on either ESPN or ESPN2. 23 North Carolina A&T 1-0 528 25 24 New Hampshire 0-1 460 22 SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record against Football Bowl Sub- 25 North Dakota 0-1 253 19 division opponents and has won five in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas Others receiving votes: Towson 243, Stony Brook 207, Central Arkansas 200, Harvard 183, Albany 181, Fordham 131, Grambling State 111, Eastern (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). Kentucky 105, Southern Utah 67, Alcorn State 50, Delaware 37, Wofford 37, NDSU did not play an FBS opponent in 2015, but the Bison play at Iowa in Week 3 this season Bethune-Cookman 30. and have games at Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 5 NDSU Head Coach #12 EASTON STICK, QB Chris Klieman 6-2 | 222 | So. | Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep HS n 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist First sophomore team captain since 2005 quarterback Steve Walker...2015 Missouri Valley n 2014 Rawlings Football/ Conference All-Newcomer Team...Went 8-0 as the starting quarterback after an injury Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year to NFL draft pick Carson Wentz...Took over after a 4-2 start, won back-to-back road games at n 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator Indiana State and Southern Illinois in his first two starts, and marched the Bison through the of the Year NCAA semifinals en route to a fifth straight national championship...Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after accounting for three touchdowns in his debut at Indiana State, where he rushed 17 times for 124 yards and two scores and went 9 of 20 passing with a TD...He was NDSU’s first North Dakota State head coach Chris 100-yard rusher of the season and followed with 130 yards at SIU to become the first NDSU Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) signed a new quarterback with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Kevin Feeney in October 1996... six-year contract in April that will keep him at Scored the game-winning TD on a 4-yard run with 35 seconds left at Youngstown State to erase NDSU through the 2021 football season. a 24-10 fourth quarter deficit...Appeared in 11 games altogether, finishing 90 of 147 passing for NDSU didn’t skip a beat in Klieman’s first 1,144 yards and 13 TDs with four ...Passed for four touchdowns in each of his first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcom- two home games against Western Illinois and Missouri State...Finished as NDSU’s third leading ing seven new assistant coaches. The Bison rusher with 498 yards and five touchdowns on 85 carries, averaging 5.9 yards per carry...MVFC scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll. member Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak 2015 GAME-BY-GAME that extended into November. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Last year’s Bison reloaded with seven at Montana DNP L, 35-38 new starters on defense. NDSU regrouped Weber State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 W, 41-14 from a season-opening loss at Montana and North Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 34-9 rallied to win eight straight games with a at South Dakota State DNP W, 28-7 freshman quarterback after a midseason Northern Iowa DNP W, 31-28 injury to eventual NFL No. 2 overall draft pick South Dakota DNP L, 21-24 Carson Wentz. at Indiana State 9 20 1 45.0 126 1 22 0 17 124 2 W, 28-14 * at Southern Illinois 12 17 1 70.6 138 2 77 1 16 130 0 W, 35-29 * Klieman is 29-3 as NDSU’s head coach Western Illinois 12 20 0 60.0 197 4 43 0 9 86 0 W, 59-7 * including a pair of 7-1 runs through the at Youngstown State 9 18 0 50.0 176 0 66 1 15 42 2 W, 27-24 * Missouri Valley Football Conference for the Missouri State 15 20 0 75.0 189 4 33 0 2 17 0 W, 55-0 * program’s fourth and fifth straight titles. The Montana 7 13 0 53.8 66 0 18 2 11 49 1 W, 37-6 * Bison are 18-2 against Top 25 teams. Northern Iowa 13 17 0 76.5 116 0 19 3 7 5 0 W, 23-13 * A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he was a Richmond 13 20 1 65.0 136 2 27 0 5 21 0 W, 33-7 * three-time all-conference defensive back at Jacksonville State 0 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W, 37-10 Northern Iowa from 1986-90. He and his wife, SEASON TOTALS 90 147 4 61.2 1144 13 77 7 85 498 5 8-0 starter * Rhonda, have two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley. 2016 GAME-BY-GAME Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Rush Yards TD Result Year School Position Charleston Southern 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 W, 24-17 (ot) * 1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Eastern Washington at Iowa 1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant Illinois State 1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach at Missouri State 1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach South Dakota State 1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Western Illinois 1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa 1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant Youngstown State 1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach Indiana State 2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator at South Dakota 2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator SEASON TOTALS 17 27 1 63.0 194 2 47 3 11 45 0 1-0 starter* 2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator TWO-YEAR TOTALS 107 174 5 61.5 1338 15 124 10 96 543 5 9-0 starter* 2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7) 2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 17, at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach Rushing Yards: 130, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 (16 carries) 2008 Northern Iowa Co-Defensive Coordinator Rushing TDs: 2, at Youngstown State, 11/14/2015; at Indiana State, 10/24/2015 2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Long Rush: 60, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator Passing Completions: 17, Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach Passing Attempts: 27, Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing Yards: 197, Western Illinois, 11/7/2015 2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator Passing TDs: 4, Western Illinois, 11/7/2015; Missouri State, 11/21/2015 2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1) Interceptions: 1, five times, last vs. Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1) Long Pass: 77, at Southern Illinois, 10/31/2015 2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (1-0, 0-0)

Record at NDSU: 29-3, 14-2 MVFC (3rd season) Career Head Coaching Record: 32-10 (4th season) BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 6 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 1 ** LB 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 1 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 180 Fr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 2 *Quinten McCoy CB 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Bowie HS/Santa Rosa JC 66 Quinn Alo DT 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 5-11 186 Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills HS 97 Brad Ambrosius DE 3 **Tre Dempsey FS 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 3 Devan Rindy WR 5-9 175 Fr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 4 *Dimitri Williams WR 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 29 Eric Bachmeier SS 5 *Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OT 5 Bennett Rindy WR 6-0 190 RFr. West Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 30 Bryce Bennot CB 6 James Hendricks QB 6-1 200 RFr. Laporte, Minn./Bemidji HS 49 Matt Biegler TE 7 *Cole Davis QB 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo./Kearney HS 1 Chris Board LB 8 *Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges WR 9 Marquise Bridges WR 5-11 177 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 52 Jake Brinkman LB 10 *Lance Dunn RB 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 11 Darren Kelley CB 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Potomac HS/NDSCS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 12 *Easton Stick QB 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 13 ***Eric Perkins WR 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis./Kewaskum HS 57 Bryan Carlton DT 13 Ross Godfrey CB 5-9 151 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East HS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 6-4 211 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Providence Academy HS 30 Adam Cofield RB 15 Daniel Polansky WR 6-0 189 Jr. Gatzke, Minn./Grygla HS 64 Colin Conner OT 16 **RJ Urzendowski WR 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 42 LB 17 Felix Dixon CB 5-11 158 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Countryside HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 17 Steven Nava QB 6-2 190 Fr. Rosemead, Calif./Rosemead HS 7 Cole Davis QB 18 *Khayvon Hawkins WR 6-0 197 So. Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 35 Dom Davis CB 19 Jackson Koonce P 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS/SMU 49 Nick DeLuca LB 20 *Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 3 Tre Dempsey FS 21 *Jalen Allison CB 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 17 Felix Dixon CB 21 Garret Wegner K 6-0 177 Fr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 22 **King Frazier RB 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo./Lee’s Summit HS/ 2 Kiwanne Durant WR 23 *Jaylaan Wimbush CB 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 42 Ross Effertz CB 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 RFr. Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 82 TE 25 ***Chase Morlock RB 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 80 Sean Engel WR 26 Keenan Hodenfield CB 5-11 180 Jr. Ray, N.D./Ray HS 51 James Fisher LS 27 Isaac Cenescar SS 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek HS 37 Tre Fort CB 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 29 *Eric Bachmeier SS 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 22 King Frazier RB 30 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 175 So. Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 30 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 198 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 31 Victor Kizewski FS 6-0 182 Fr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 13 Ross Godfrey CB 32 Zak Kuntz FB 6-2 234 Fr. Grand Forks, N.D./Red River HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 5-11 189 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 18 Khayvon Hawkins WR 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 35 Dom Davis CB 5-11 185 RFr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 36 *Cam Pedersen K 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 6 James Hendricks QB 37 Tre Fort CB 5-8 180 RFr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 26 Keenan Hodenfield FS 38 Jaxon Brown SS 6-2 202 RFr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 RFr. Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 98 Connor Hubbs DT 40 Dan Sargeant FB 6-1 242 Jr. Chisago City, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS 86 Jeff Illies TE 41 ***MJ Stumpf LB 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D./Harvey HS 1 Cole Jacob WR 42 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 199 RFr. Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 220 Fr. Raytown, Mo./Raytown South HS 66 Zack Johnson OG 43 Kurt Mattox LB 6-1 229 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 44 *Matt Plank LB 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan./Gardner Edgerton HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 45 *Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 219 So. Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 46 Braydon Lund TE 6-3 252 Fr. Minot, N.D./Minot HS 53 Cole Karcz DE 47 ***Pierre Gee-Tucker LB 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 11 Darren Kelley CB 48 *Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 49 ***Nick DeLuca LB 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 69 Michael Kelly OL 49 Matt Biegler TE 6-3 255 Fr. Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 50 Ross Kennelly LB 50 Ross Kennelly LB 5-11 204 Fr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 31 Victor Kizewski FS 51 **James Fisher LS 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS 19 Jackson Koonce P 51 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 208 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 63 Zach Kubas OL 52 Jake Brinkman LB 6-0 220 RFr. North Liberty, Iowa/Regina HS 75 Austin Kuhnert C BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 7

NUMERICAL (cont.) ALPHABETICAL (cont.) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/College No. Name Pos. 53 Cole Karcz DE 6-4 245 RFr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 32 Zak Kuntz FB 54 OT 6-6 266 Fr. Becker, Minn./Becker HS 89 Isaac Lashua TE 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 205 RFr. Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 78 Landon Lechler OL 56 Peder Olson LB 6-1 217 So. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 46 Braydon Lund TE 57 Bryan Carlton DT 6-3 256 RFr. Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS 39 Garrett Malstrom RB 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 284 Fr. Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 291 Fr. Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 43 Kurt Mattox LB 60 Max Polson C 6-1 307 Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS 2 Quinten McCoy CB 62 *Bryce Messner OG 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D./Dakota Prairie HS 96 Greg Menard DE 63 *Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 63 Zach Kubas OL 6-4 260 Fr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 62 Bryce Messner OG 64 *Colin Conner OT 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 90 Grant Morgan DT 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 276 RFr. Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 25 Chase Morlock RB 66 ***Zack Johnson OG 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS 17 Steven Nava QB 66 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 288 Fr. LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 33 Moses Nyangacha SS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 267 Fr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 72 Erik Olson OT 68 Zack J. Johnson OT 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 56 Peder Olson LB 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 51 Beau Pauly LB 69 Michael Kelly OL 6-2 265 Fr. Oakes, N.D./Oakes HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 70 ***Jack Plankers OL 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D./Kindred HS 13 Eric Perkins WR 71 *Luke Bacon OG 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 44 Matt Plank LB 72 Erik Olson OT 6-5 272 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS 70 Jack Plankers OL 73 *Zack Ziemer OG 6-4 293 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 15 Daniel Polansky WR 74 *Tanner Volson C 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 60 Max Polson C 75 **Austin Kuhnert C 6-4 302 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 267 Fr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 54 Dillon Radunz OT 77 *Christian Triplett C 6-3 300 So. Maple Plain, Minn./Delano HS 5 Bennett Rindy WR 78 ***Landon Lechler OT 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D./Beach HS 3 Devan Rindy WR 80 Sean Engel WR 6-5 201 Fr. Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 81 Isaiah Frandsen WR 6-2 200 Jr. Barron, Wis./Barron HS 40 Dan Sargeant FB 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 244 RFr. Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 59 Karson Schoening C 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 85 *Nate Jenson TE 6-6 244 So. Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 12 Easton Stick QB 86 **Jeff Illies TE 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D./Lidgerwood HS 41 MJ Stumpf LB 87 **Connor Wentz TE 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 99 Nate Tanguay DT 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 251 RFr. Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 77 Christian Triplett C 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 190 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 91 DE 89 Isaac Lashua TE 6-4 244 So. Iola, Wis./Iola-Scandinavia HS 93 Jarrod Tuszka DE 90 **Grant Morgan DT 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North HS 16 RJ Urzendowski WR 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 249 RFr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 14 Henry Van Dellen QB 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 RFr. Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 93 **Jarrod Tuszka DE 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D./Warner HS 74 Tanner Volson C 94 *Stanley Jones DE 6-3 244 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 21 Garret Wegner K 95 *Caleb Butler DE 6-3 241 So. Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 87 Connor Wentz TE 96 **Greg Menard DE 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 69 Blake Williams DT 97 ***Brad Ambrosius DE 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS 4 Dimitri Williams WR 98 Connor Hubbs DT 6-1 267 RFr. White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush CB 99 **Nate Tanguay DT 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago HS 73 Zack Ziemer OG *letters earned Captains: #3 Tre Dempsey, #12 Easton Stick, #25 Chase Morlock, #41 MJ Stumpf, #49 Nick DeLuca, #99 Nate Tanguay SQUAD ANALYSIS PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY STATE Starters Returning...... 14 Ambrosius (am-BRO-shus) Howieson (HOW-uh-son) Marquise (mahr-KEYS) Minnesota...... 36 California...... 3 Offense...... 6 Atif (aw-TEEF) Illies (ILL-ee-us) Mercadel (MURR-cuh-del) North Dakota...... 23 Iowa...... 3 Defense...... 8 Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur) Jalen (JAY-lenn) Nava (NAW-vuh) Wisconsin...... 18 Kansas...... 2 Seniors...... 11 Bennot (BEN-it) Jaylaan (JAY-lenn) Nyangacha (nye-anna-GOT-chuh) Florida...... 7 Maryland...... 1 Juniors...... 24 Biegler (BEE-glur) Karcz (karch) Pedersen (PEAD-ur-sen) Missouri...... 5 Michigan...... 1 Sophomores ...... 27 Demaris (duh-MAWR-iss) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) Pepin (PEPP-in) Illinois...... 4 Texas...... 1 Redshirt Freshmen ...... 22 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kiwanne (KEY-wahn) Polasek (PAWL-uh-seck) Nebraska...... 4 Freshmen...... 27 Gee-Tucker (jee-tucker) Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee) Radunz (RAY-duhns) South Dakota...... 4 Tallest: Lechler/Plankers...... 6-6 3/4 Hecht (HECKT) Klieman (KLY-men) Roehl (like “roll”) Shortest: Eric Perkins...... 5-7 1/2 Heit (like “height”) Kuhnert (COO-nert) Schoening (SHOO-ning) Heaviest: Zack Johnson...... 331 Hodenfield (HAH-den-fee-uld) Lodi (lo-DYE) Tanguay (TANG-way) Lightest: Ross Godfrey...... 151 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 8 BISON DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 64 Colin Conner 6-5 305 So. Mineral Point, Wis. LE 97 Brad Ambrosius 6-4 246 Sr. De Pere, Wis. 68 Zack J. Johnson 6-6 301 RFr. Blaine, Minn. 93 Jarrod Tuszka 6-3 250 Jr. Warner, S.D. LG 66 Zack Johnson 6-4 331 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. DT 99 Nate Tanguay 6-4 290 Jr. Mukwonago, Wis. 62 Bryce Messner 6-3 283 Jr. McVille, N.D. 90 Grant Morgan 6-4 283 Jr. Oshkosh, Wis. C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 302 So. Balfour, N.D. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 288 So. Carlos, Minn. 73 Zack Ziemer 6-4 293 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 69 Blake Williams 6-3 287 So. Washington, Mich. RG 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 239 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 296 So. Granville, N.D. 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 249 RFr. Warner, S.D. RT 78 Landon Lechler 6-7 298 Sr. Beach, N.D. WLB 41 MJ Stumpf 6-2 220 Sr. Harvey, N.D. 70 Jack Plankers 6-7 322 Sr. Leonard, N.D. 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. TE 87 Connor Wentz 6-3 247 Jr. Dunnellon, Fla. MLB 49 Nick DeLuca 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 86 Jeff Illies 6-3 231 Jr. Lidgerwood, N.D. 44 Matt Plank 6-0 223 Jr. Gardner, Kan. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 222 So. Omaha, Neb. SLB 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 6-1 222 Sr. Belleville, Ill. 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 1 Chris Board 6-1 226 Jr. Orlando, Fla. FB 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 238 RFr. Cavalier, N.D. CB 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 188 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. 2 Quinten McCoy 6-1 199 Sr. Dallas, Texas RB 22 King Frazier 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 183 So. Hutchinson, Minn. or 25 Chase Morlock 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. 29 Eric Bachmeier 6-2 199 So. Kindred, N.D. 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa FS 3 Tre Dempsey 5-10 179 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. or 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. 27 Isaac Cenescar 5-10 188 So. Orlando, Fla. WR 16 RJ Urzendowski 6-0 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 183 So. Papillion, Neb. 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. 11 Darren Kelley 6-1 192 Jr. Baltimore, Md. or 83 Dallas Freeman 6-1 195 So. St. Michael, Minn. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. SPECIALISTS 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 187 So. Lakeville, Minn. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. SPECIALISTS 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown or 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D. P 19 Jackson Koonce 6-1 191 Jr. Oceanside, Calif. K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 198 So. Eau Claire, Wis. PR 13 Eric Perkins 5-8 184 Sr. Kewaskum, Wis. H 7 Cole Davis 6-3 217 Jr. Kearney, Mo. 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 182 So. Blue Springs, Mo. LS 51 James Fisher 6-2 216 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFFENSE TE LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR CSU Wentz Conner Johnson T. Volson Plankers Lechler Illies Stick Frazier Urzendowski Shepherd EWU at Iowa ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD

DEFENSE LE DT NG RE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB CSU Ambrosius Tanguay Steidl Menard Gee-Tucker DeLuca Stumpf Wimbush Grimsley Dempsey Allison EWU at Iowa ILST at MOST SDSU at WIU at UNI YSU INST at USD BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 9

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Aug 27, 2016 #6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Wo 24-17 1-0 0-0 3:39 18881

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs CHARLESTON SOUTHE 24 - 17 21 / 11 11 / 5 10 / 5 0 / 1 44-230 / 34-169 17-27-1 / 8-20-1 194 / 94 71-424 / 54-263 96 / 77 2 / 1 Totals 24 - 17 21 / 11 11 / 5 10 / 5 0 / 1 44-230 / 34-169 17-27-1 / 8-20-1 194 / 94 71-424 / 54-263 96 / 77 2 / 1

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6-15 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 32:58 / 27:02 5 :5 6 5.2 / 5.0 7.2 / 4.7 6.0 / 4.9 6-32.5 / 6-42.7 6-70 / 6-45 1 / 3 Totals 6-15 / 2-12 0-1 / 1-2 32:58 / 27:02 5 :5 6 5.2 / 5.0 7.2 / 4.7 6.0 / 4.9 6-32.5 / 6-42.7 6-70 / 6-45 1 / 3

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 10

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 24 17 Points Per Game 24.0 17.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 3 FIRST DOWNS 21 11 R u s h in g 11 5 P a s s in g 10 5 P e n a lt y 0 1 RUSHING YARDAGE 230 169 Yards gained rushing 254 190 Yards lost rushing 24 21 Rushing Attempts 44 34 Average Per Rush 5.2 5.0 Average Per Game 230.0 169.0 TDs Rushing 1 2 PASSING YARDAGE 194 94 C o m p - A t t - I n t 17-27-1 8-20-1 Average Per Pass 7.2 4.7 Average Per Catch 11.4 11.8 Average Per Game 194.0 94.0 TDs Passing 2 0 TOTAL OFFENSE 424 263 Total Plays 71 54 Average Per Play 6.0 4.9 Average Per Game 424.0 263.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-85 2-51 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-11 1--4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 1-30 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 25.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 -4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 30.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 6-70 6-45 Average Per Game 70.0 45.0 PUNTS-Yards 6-195 6-256 Average Per Punt 32.5 42.7 Net punt average 33.2 40.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 3-175 4-236 Average Per Kick 58.3 59.0 Net kick average 33.0 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 5 8 2 7 : 0 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/15 2/12 3rd-Down Pct 40% 17% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 1/2 4th-Down Pct 0% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 1-7 3-24 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-2 1-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (0-1) 0% (1-2) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (0-1) 0% (1-2) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 18881 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/18881 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 0 3 7 7 7 24 Opponents 0 3 7 7 0 17 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 11

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg King Frazier 1 - 1 11 79 0 79 7.2 1 25 79.0 Eric Perkins 1 11 11.0 0 11 Lance Dunn 1 - 0 12 50 0 50 4.2 0 11 50.0 Total 1 11 11.0 0 11 Easton Stick 1 - 1 11 69 24 45 4.1 0 19 45.0 Opponents 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Bruce Anderson 1 - 0 7 32 0 32 4.6 0 11 32.0 Darrius Shepherd 1 - 1 1 19 0 19 19.0 0 19 19.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Chase Morlock 1 - 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Jalen Allison 1 0 0.0 0 0 Dimitri Williams 1 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 1 44 254 24 230 5.2 1 25 230.0 Opponents 1 30 30.0 0 30 Opponents 1 34 190 21 169 5.0 2 47 169.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Bruce Anderson 4 85 21.2 0 32 Easton Stick 1 - 1 140.36 17-27-1 63.0 194 2 47 194.0 Total 4 85 21.2 0 32 Total 1 140.36 17-27-1 63.0 194 2 47 194.0 Opponents 2 51 25.5 0 27 Opponents 1 69.48 8-20-1 40.0 94 0 21 94.0 Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darrius Shepherd 1 - 1 4 64 16.0 1 23 64.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dimitri Williams 1 - 0 3 1 0.3 0 4 1.0 RJ Urzendowski 1 - 1 2 59 29.5 1 47 59.0 Chase Morlock 1 - 0 2 31 15.5 0 22 31.0 King Frazier 1 - 1 2 10 5.0 0 8 10.0 Lance Dunn 1 - 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 13.0 Jeff Illies 1 - 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 Dallas Freeman 1 - 0 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Bruce Anderson 1 - 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -4.0 Total 1 17 194 11.4 2 47 194.0 Opponents 1 8 94 11.8 0 21 94.0

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bruce Anderson 1 32 -4 0 85 0 113 113.0 King Frazier 1 79 10 0 0 0 89 89.0 Darrius Shepher 1 19 64 0 0 0 83 83.0 Lance Dunn 1 50 13 0 0 0 63 63.0 RJ Urzendowski 1 0 59 0 0 0 59 59.0 Easton Stick 1 45 0 0 0 0 45 45.0 Chase Morlock 1 3 31 0 0 0 34 34.0 Jeff Illies 1 0 11 0 0 0 11 11.0 Eric Perkins 1 0 0 11 0 0 11 11.0 Dallas Freeman 1 0 9 0 0 0 9 9.0 Dimitri Williams 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 3.0 Total 1 230 194 11 85 0 520 520.0 Opponents 1 169 94 -4 51 30 340 340.0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 12

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Cam Pedersen - 1-2 3-3 - - - - - 6 Easton Stick 1 38 45 194 239 239.0 King Frazier 1 ------6 King Frazier 1 11 79 0 79 79.0 Darrius Shepherd 1 ------6 Lance Dunn 1 12 50 0 50 50.0 RJ Urzendowski 1 ------6 Bruce Anderson 1 7 32 0 32 32.0 Total 3 1-2 3-3 - - - - - 24 Darrius Shepherd 1 1 19 0 19 19.0 Opponents 2 1-3 2-2 - - - - - 17 Chase Morlock 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 Dimitri Williams 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 Total 1 71 230 194 424 424.0 Opponents 1 54 169 94 263 263.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Cam Pedersen 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 52 0 Jackson Koonce 6 195 32.5 36 0 3 0 0 0 Total 6 195 32.5 36 0 3 0 0 0 FG Sequence North Dakota State Opponents Opponents 6 256 42.7 54 0 1 2 1 0 Charleston Southern 43,(52) 36,(46),51 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Cam Pedersen 3 175 58.3 1 0 Total 3 175 58.3 1 0 25.5 33.0 32 Opponents 4 236 59.0 0 0 21.2 37.8 27

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 41 MJ Stumpf 1-1 4 4 8 1-2 . . 1 . . . . . 96 Greg Menard 1-1 1 5 6 2-5 1-4 ...... 44 Matt Plank 1-0 1 5 6 1-0 ...... 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker 1-1 2 4 6 1-1 . . . 1 . . . . 3 Tre Dempsey 1-1 5 . 5 1-3 . . 1 . . . . . 99 Nate Tanguay 1-1 . 5 5 1-1 ...... 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 1-1 2 2 4 . . . 3 . . . . . 21 Jalen Allison 1-1 2 2 4 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 97 Brad Ambrosius 1-1 2 2 4 2-4 1-3 ...... 49 Nick DeLuca 1-1 1 2 3 1-2 . . 1 1 . . . . 5 Robbie Grimsley 1-1 1 2 3 ...... 15 Daniel Polansky 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 93 Jarrod Tuszka 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 8 Bruce Anderson 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 94 Stanley Jones 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 12 Easton Stick 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 63 Aaron Steidl 1-1 . 1 1 1-1 . . . 1 . . . . 69 Blake Williams 1-0 1 . 1 1-2 ...... Total 1 25 36 61 12-21 1-7 1-0 7 3 . . . . Opponents 1 35 54 89 6-28 3-24 1-30 5 . 1-0 1 . . BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 13

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424 North Dakota State 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424 Opponents 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 5.2 • Avg/catch: 11.4 • Pass effic: 140.36 • KR avg: 21.2 • PR avg: 11.0 • All purpose avg/game: 520.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 424.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 25 36 61 12-21 1-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 North Dakota State 25 36 61 12-21 2-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Opponents 35 54 89 6-28 5-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 North Dakota State 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 Opponents 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263 Opponents 34 169 2 47 8 94 0 21 8-20-1 94 0 21 2 51 0 27 1 -4 0 0 263 North Dakota State 44 230 1 25 17 194 2 47 17-27-1 194 2 47 4 85 0 32 1 11 0 11 424

Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 5.0 • Avg/catch: 11.8 • Pass effic: 69.48 • KR avg: 25.5 • PR avg: -4.0 • All purpose avg/game: 340.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 263.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 35 54 89 6-28 3-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 Opponents 35 54 89 6-28 5-24 1 1-0 1-30 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 3 17 North Dakota State 25 36 61 12-21 2-7 0 0-0 1-0 3 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHE 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 Opponents 6 256 42.7 54 0 0 1 1 2 1-3 46 0 4 236 59.0 0 0 North Dakota State 6 195 32.5 36 0 0 3 0 0 1-2 52 0 3 175 58.3 1 0 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 14

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 of 1 (0.0%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 of 2 (50.0%)

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2016) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 6-15 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 6-15 40.0 2-4 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 Opponents 2-12 16.7 1-3 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Aug 27, 2016 CHARLESTON SOUTHER W 24-17 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 North Dakota State Total 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 Avg. 32:58 9:11 8:31 8:46 6:30 0:00 Opponents Total 27:02 5:49 6:29 6:14 8:30 0:00 Avg. 27:02 5:49 6:29 6:14 8:30 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. EASTERN WASHINGTON PAGE 15

2016 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 47* Pass RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 100+ 0 0 32 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern 90-99 0 0 25* Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern 80-89 0 0 23* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 70-79 0 0 23 Rush King Frazier Charleston Southern 60-69 0 0 22 Pass Chase Morlock from Easton Stick Charleston Southern 50-59 0 0 20 KR Bruce Anderson Charleston Southern 40-49 1 1 30-39 1 0 * touchdown scored on play 20-29 5 2 Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 2 1 Passing 3 2 Punt returns 0 0 Kick returns 2 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 7 3 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR King Frazier 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce Anderson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Darrius Shepherd 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 RJ Urzendowski 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Chase Morlock 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 7 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 25 King Frazier vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Rushing Touchdown 25 King Frazier vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Passing 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Passing Touchdown 47 RJ Urzendowski from Easton Stick vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Punt Return 11 Eric Perkins vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Kick Return 32 Bruce Anderson vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Interception Return 0 Jalen Allison vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Fumble Return None Punt 36 Jackson Koonce vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016) Field Goal 52 Cam Pedersen vs Charleston Southern (8/27/2016)